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Scott's Astronomy & Space Poll

This poll is geared toward space exploration and astronomy education and seeks to find where the public stands on these issues.
Do you think too much money is being spent on NASA's space programs? (Shuttle, International Space Station, Robotic Missions)
Yes
No
Not sure
If funding were increased where would you like to see it spent?
Shuttle
ISS
Robotic Missions
Manned Mars Mission
Manned Lunar Mission
Recent unmanned missions to Mars have proven unsuccessful. What do you think we should do next?
Continue as before
Focus more on Shuttle missions
Call the Russians in to help
Stop all missions to Mars
Failure is not an option!
Will the International Space Station ever be completed and operational?
Yes
Yes, no thanks to the Russians
No, no thanks to the Russians
Not sure
When do you think we will send a manned mission to Mars?
10 to 20 Years
20 to 40 Years
50 to 100 Years
Never
Almost
Given a choice, would you rather focus on building a manned lunar base or go to Mars?
Build the lunar base
Go to Mars
Most high schools across the U.S. teach very little about astronomy and physics. How do you feel about this?
Troubled
Concerned
Somewhat concerned
Neutral
Don't care
Would you support increased science education in public schools?
Yes
No
Recent movies such as Deep Impact have dealt with comet or asteroid impacts with Earth. What do you think?
There is no threat
It's pure movie fantasy
It's not very likely
It could happen
The world will end next week
Should taxpayer money be spent looking for objects that have the potential of ending life on earth?
Yes
No
SETI, the search for extraterrestial intelligence, uses radio telescopes to search the sky for signals from other beings. What is your view of this endeavor?
It's a waste of time and money
Funding should be increased
Whatever it is, it ain't local
Yes
No
Excluding earth, do you believe there is intelligent life in the universe?
Yes, definitely
No, definitely
Not sure
What was the question?
No
This poll was created on 2000-06-02 01:40:16 by comments